'Oplan Baklas' cops get warning as PNP stresses they only followed Comelec request

This screengrab shows Philippine National Police personnel taking down tarpaulins and posters for Vice President Leni Robredo

Video grab from the Facebook account of Danny Pintacasi

MANILA, Philippines — Police officers filmed taking down campaign posters of Vice President Leni Robredo in Santiago City, Isabela will get a warning, the Philippine National Police said, adding the cops were only following requests by local election officials.

"Based on the information we received [on] what happened in Santiago, Isabela, it was not the police who voluntarily dismantled the campaign materials...The election officer himself asked for help from the police because they were short of numbers," Police Col. Jean Fajardo, PNP spokesperson, told Super Radyo DZBB. 

What happened: A mural of presidential candidate Robredo and her running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan on private property in Barangay Ipil in Echague town, Isabela was painted over by the Comelec, supporters said in a Facebook Live.

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